Starting NiFi
Once you have downloaded and installed HDF, you can start it by using the mechanism appropriate for your operating system.
If you are running NiFi on a Linux or Mac OSX operating system, you can start NiFi to run in the foreground, background, or as a service.
Launching NiFi in the foreground:
From a terminal windows, navigate to the NiFi installation directory.
Enter:
bin/nifi.sh run
Launching NiFi in the background:
From a terminal window, navigate to the NiFi installation directory.
Enter:
bin/nifi.sh start
Launching NiFi as a service:
From a terminal window, enter:
sudo service nifi start